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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the thermometer break when Bridie puts it in boiling water?
(a) There is too much mercury in the thermometer.
(b) Boiling water makes the mercury expand too much and crack the bulb.
(c) The thermometer is faulty.
(d) The thermometer is left in the water for too long.

2. From what symptoms does Ita suffer, when the reader first meets her?
(a) She is delirious and violent.
(b) She is delirious and feverish.
(c) She is coughing and sneezing.
(d) She is feverish and in labor.

3. Why does Dr. Lynn not send Ita for a roentgenograph?
(a) It would show if she had a heart condition but not how to treat it.
(b) it would show her chest congestion but not how to heal it.
(c) It would show if she had any broken bones.
(d) It would show how high her temperature is but not how to lower it.

4. What is the medical term used for a woman who is having her first child?
(a) Pluragravida.
(b) Multigravida.
(c) Primigravida.
(d) Unigravida.

5. Why is it thought good to be a bit distant and professional with patients, according to the medical world in this book?
(a) They are unworthy of you.
(b) They will respect you more.
(c) They are uneducated and uncouth.
(d) They will fear you.

6. What story does one of the cooks give Bridie for the cause of the flu?
(a) Fish ate dead soldiers, became infected, and then were eaten by people.
(b) Bats were infected and then eaten by people.
(c) God is punishing them all.
(d) The flu virus was created in a science lab.

7. How long prior to birth does Dr. Lynn believe Delia’s baby’s heart stopped beating?
(a) A few minutes prior.
(b) Several days prior.
(c) Quite a few hours prior.
(d) Several weeks prior.

8. What does Dr. Lynn suspect is the cause of death for Delia’s baby?
(a) A heart murmur.
(b) Placenta previa.
(c) The cord was wrapped around her neck and strangled her.
(d) Influenza.

9. Where does Julia tell Delia her daughter has gone?
(a) The morgue.
(b) Heaven.
(c) To be with God.
(d) The Angels' Plot.

10. What is the reason Mary gives for her lack of childbirth knowledge?
(a) She never attended school.
(b) Her mother died in childbirth.
(c) She did not listen to her mother when she told her about the birds and the bees.
(d) She grew up in an orphanage.

11. How did Julia’s mother die?
(a) From a heart attack.
(b) From the flu.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) Giving birth to her brother.

12. Of what faith is it assumed Dr. Lynn is?
(a) Atheist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Agnostic.
(d) Protestant.

13. What does Dr. MacAuliffe finally prescribe for Delia for her pain?
(a) Chloroform.
(b) Aspirin.
(c) Narcotics.
(d) Whiskey.

14. Why is Ita Noonan’s hair cut?
(a) To lower her fever.
(b) She has lice.
(c) All patients have their hair cut.
(d) Her hair is greasy.

15. Why does Dr. Lynn come to the Maternity/Fever ward in "Red"?
(a) No obstetricians are available.
(b) She is bored.
(c) She needs work.
(d) She is interested in working in the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is used as thread for Delia's sutures?

2. What does Bridie mean when she says that Delia is as well off?

3. What is NOT a clue given that Delia is in early labor?

4. What phrase does Bridie say under her breath that makes Julia smile, because it is also Tim's phrase?

5. What does Dr. Prendergast prescribe for Ita to calm her?

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